Transcript Presidential Disaster Declaration Process

South Dakota Office
of Emergency Management
Tina Titze, Assistant Director
Weather
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Warmer temps this week through weekend
Highs 40-60s, lows 20s to 40s
Chance of rain Thurs-Sunday. Totals likely for
next 7-10 days between .25” and 1.50”. Second
System on Tuesday/Wednesday holds potential
of .5”-1.5”.
Flood Potential
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Likely to see significant runoff beginning from
mid to late week, with some places approaching
or exceeding flood stage around 17th/18th
Record or near Record levels possible to likely
on Big Sioux
This year could rival 1997 Watertown & 1969
floods which occurred in Southeast SD
NWS has already issued several watches and
warnings
Soil Moisture anomalies are around 1.5 – 5.0 inches (40 - 120 mm) above
normal for all areas east of the Missouri River in SD, with near normal soil
moistures in the western half of the state. The wettest areas are in the
upper Big Sioux River basin, the glacial lakes region of northeastern SD,
and all of west central and southwestern Minnesota
Water Equivalent of the snowpack, as of 3/2/2011. The upper James and Big Sioux basins
average 3 to 5 inches of water. Higher amounts of 6 + inches are found in parts of
southwestern MN and in northeastern SD. In the Black Hills, water equivalents of 6-12
inches are being modeled.
LOCATION
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Elm River Westport
95%
80%
25%
5%
Turtle Creek Redfield
> 98%
95%
40%
< 3%
Firesteel Creek –
Mt. Vernon
> 98%
40%
15%
< 3%
James - Columbia
> 98%
> 8%
> 98%
30%
James - Stratford
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
20%
James - Ashton
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
25%
James – Redfield
> 98%
95%
80%
35%
James – Huron
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
25%
James - Forestburg
> 98%
> 98%
95%
20%
James – Mitchell
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
45%
James – Scotland
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
20%
James – Yankton
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
10%
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
West Fk.
Vermillion Parker
65%
40%
20%
< 3%
East Fk.
Vermillion –
Parker
> 98%
75%
25%
70%
Vermillion –
Davis
> 98%
> 98%
55%
5%
Vermillion –
Wakonda
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
55%
Vermillion –
Vermillion
95%
95%
20%
5%
LOCATION
LOCATION
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Big Sioux – North
of Watertown
> 98%
90%
15%
5%
Big Sioux – at
Watertown
> 98%
> 98%
85%
60%
Big Sioux –
Watertown
Broadway Ave.
> 98%
80%
10%
90%
Big Sioux –
Castlewood
> 98%
> 98%
15%
95%
Big Sioux –
Brookings
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
80%
Big Sioux – Dell
Rapids
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
35%
Big Sioux – Sioux
Falls 60th St.
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
40%
Big Sioux – Sioux
Falls N. Cliff Ave.
> 98%
> 98%
< 3%
50%
Big Sioux –
Hawarden
> 98%
> 98%
95%
55%
Big Sioux – Akron
> 98%
> 98%
> 98%
60%
Big Sioux –
Sioux City
85%
25%
10%
10%
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Split Rock CreekCorson
> 98%
70%
30%
5%
Skunk Creek –
Sioux Falls
65%
25%
10%
5%
Rock River –
Luverne
70%
25%
< 3%
< 3%
Rock River –
Rock Rapids
> 98%
90%
45%
5%
Rock River –
Rock Valley
40%
35%
15%
5%
LOCATION
LOCATION
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Floyd – Sheldon
95%
65%
5%
< 3%
Floyd – Alton
85%
30%
5%
< 3%
Floyd – LeMars
35%
20%
< 3%
< 3%
Floyd – Merrill
20%
15%
5%
< 3%
Floyd – James
5%
5%
< 3%
< 3%
Ocheyedan –
Spencer
> 98%
90%
45%
15%
Little Sioux –
Spencer
> 98%
75%
20%
< 3%
Little Sioux –
Linn Grove
> 98%
95%
50%
15%
Little Sioux –
Cherokee
95%
50%
< 3%
< 3%
Little Sioux –
Correctionville
55%
< 3%
< 3%
< 3%
W. Fk Ditch –
Hornick
35%
25%
5%
5%
Prob. Of
MINOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR
Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Redwood –
Marshall
> 98%
80%
25%
5%
Des Moines –
Jackson
> 98%
95%
35%
< 3%
Little
Minnesota Peever
> 98%
15%
5%
5%
Little Missouri
– Camp Crook
95%
30%
10%
25%
Grand River –
Little Eagle
> 98%
95%
25%
5%
Moreau – Faith
75%
40%
10%
5%
Moreau –
Whitehorse
85%
65%
45%
30%
LOCATION
LOCATION
Prob. Of
MINOR Flooding
Prob. Of
MODERATE
Flooding
Prob. Of
MAJOR Flooding
Prob. Of
RECORD
Flooding
Bad River – Midland
45%
< 3%
< 3%
< 3%
Bad River –
Fort Pierre
45%
25%
20%
15%
White River –
Kadoka
90%
65%
< 3%
< 3%
White River – White
River
95%
65%
15%
20%
White River –
Oacoma
95%
45%
10%
15%
Cheyenne – Wasta
20%
< 3%
< 3%
< 3%
Cheyenne –
Plainview
95%
80%
35%
5%
Lake Levels
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Record high levels could be reached on many
lakes in Eastern SD to include:
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Waubay, Blue Dog, Bitter, Punished Woman’s,
Thompson, Poinsett, Pickerel, Albert, Dry (Hamlin),
Henry, and Willow (Clark).
State Operations
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DPS working with HP, DOT, GF&P, NG to stage
flood-fighting assets in Eastern SD:
sandbags, boats, pumps, generators, shelter supplies etc.
 Have weekly coordination meetings with state agencies & Big
Sioux River counties.
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DOC is prepared to provide sandbagging help from
inmate crews.
Governor Daugaard issued State-of-Emergency
Executive Order on March 11, 2011.
Providing information to media on flood concerns
& preparations.
State Ops Continued
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Coordinating with Corps on emergency
programs: technical assistance, access to floodfighting assets, potential emergency projects in
threatened communities.
Working with counties & tribes to id specific
flood related concerns-roads, bridges, lift
stations etc.
Briefing state agencies & SD NG regarding
flood outlooks and areas of concern.
Federal Coordination
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Working with NWS & other federal entities,
assessing flood conditions & future risks –
sharing information with County Emergency
Managers
Coordinating with FEMA on Incident
Management, EOC activities, potential staging
of federal assets in state.
Presidential Disaster
Declaration Process
South Dakota Office of Emergency
Management
When an Incident Occurs in South Dakota,
the Following Actions Take Place
Initial Incident Response
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Step 1: CEM’s notify OEM of the event
Step 2: OEM works with CEM’s to assess immediate
needs of the area and if requested by the county will
dispatch resources to assist with response
Step 3: County determines if event is beyond their
control. If the event is beyond the counties control, the
county commission declares a disaster asking for state
assistance.
Damage Assessment
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Step 4: Identify Damage. All jurisdictions should
document any damage to public owned
infrastructure (roads, public buildings utilities, etc.).
Also identify the number of businesses and
homeowners with uninsured losses
Step 5: Notify the CEM of damage as soon as
possible. This ensures all damage is being
documented for possible federal assistance
Step 6: Take photographs of damage prior to any
repairs
Damage Assessment (cont.)
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Step 7: Maintain financial records of all
expenses related to the event
Step 8: OEM will perform a joint damage
assessment to validate and determine if the
county or counties expenses reach the threshold
to request a Presidential Disaster declaration.
State Assistance Thresholds
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Counties must expend two mills of it’s assessed
valuation for emergency or disaster purposes
within 12 months preceding the request for
assistance
Federal Assistance Thresholds
for Public Assistance
The State must document more than $1,000,000
in damage to public infrastructure and the
county must meet the current FEMA per capita
dollar amount of damage
Federal Assistance Threshold
for Individual Assistance
The following factors are considered to
determine eligibility:
# of homes uninhabitable or completely destroyed
 Concentration of damages
 # of injuries or deaths
 Amount of insurance coverage; federal disaster assistance
cannot duplicate insurance coverage
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Contacts to answer questions
Please reference the brochure for the following
phone numbers:
County Emergency Manager
 South Dakota Office of Emergency Management
Regional Coordinators
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